The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter H. G. Lewin sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 667 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter H. G. Lewin sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 92 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.
Walter H. G. Lewin is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their scientific career includes recognition by notable organizations and awards spanning several decades.
In 1996, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation highlighting their observational work on the time variations and spectra of galactic X-ray sources. The citation particularly notes their studies and interpretations of bursting and pulsating phenomena in binary X-ray sources.
Earlier, in 1993, Walter H. G. Lewin was inducted into the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Prior to that, in 1984, they became a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, an acknowledgment granted to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship.
The research and academic profile available does not include specific details on publications, coauthors, or fields of study beyond the stated awards. No recent papers, frequent coauthors, book publications, or publication venues are listed, nor are there main fields, subfields, or topics of study disclosed in the data.
Walter H. G. Lewin's professional record, as documented, centers predominantly on their awarded contributions and affiliations, indicating a career with recognized impact in the area of astrophysics, particularly involving galactic X-ray phenomena.
Walter H. G. Lewin;Michiel van der Klis
W.H.G. Lewin;J.A. van Paradijs;E.P.J. van den Heuvel
Walter H. G. Lewin;Jan Van Paradijs;Ronald E. Taam
W.H.G. Lewin;E.P.J. Van Del Heuvel
T. Belloni;J. Homan;J. Homan;P. Casella;P. Casella;M. van der Klis
D. Pooley;W. H. G. Lewin;S. F. Anderson;H. Baumgardt
David Pooley;Walter H. G. Lewin;Scott F. Anderson;Holger Baumgardt
M.B.M. van der Klis;J.H. Swank;W. Zhang;K. Jahoda
M. Van der Klis;J. H. Swank;W. Zhang;K. Jahoda
M. van der Klis;F. Jansen;J. van Paradijs;W.H.G. Lewin
J. M. Miller;A. C. Fabian;R. Wijnands;C. S. Reynolds
J.M. Miller;A.C. Fabian;R.A.D. Wijnands;C.S. Reynolds
A. M. Levine;F. L. Lang;W. H. G. Lewin;F. A. Primini
J.M. Miller;J. Raymond;A.C. Fabian;J. Homan
Wm. A. Wheaton;J. P. Doty;F. A. Primini;B. A. Cooke
Jeffrey A. Hoffman;Herman L. Marshall;Walter H. G. Lewin
B.A. Vaughan;M.B.M. van der Klis;K.S. Wood;J.P. Norris
J. M. Miller;J. Raymond;A. C. Fabian;J. Homan
J. M. Miller;J. Raymond;J. Homan;A. C. Fabian
W.H.G. Lewin;J. Doty;G.W. Clark;S.A. Rappaport
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